Shop owner, Treynetta Haynes, wanted to do something to support a local children's charity and came up with the idea of a competition to guess the number of eggs sitting under the large fluffy duck.

Shoppers can guess the number of eggs at 50p a go, and Treynetta is offering shop gift vouchers as a prize. Once the winner is revealed at Easter, she is going to present Waddles to Christopher's Children's Hos-pice, run by Chase, in Guildford.

She said: "I try and support local charities but there is no particular children's charity in Cranleigh, so I decided to support Chase which covers this area. People tend to forget that there are families with children who will never see adulthood.

"It is important that they know not every child can have a normal life," she added.

Chase chief executive, Chris Robinson, said: "This is a lovely, fun idea to raise money and equally importantly to raise people's awareness of the work we do."

Chase supports families with life-limited children at Christopher's and in their homes in Surrey, South West London and parts of West Sussex.

More information about Chase events in the Cranleigh area is available from Patricia Norman, chairman of the Chase Cranleigh and Rudgwick supporters group, by telephoning 01403 823112.